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Local MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has hit out at the UK government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over delays to pensioners in West Dunbartonshire receiving their Winter Fuel Payments. The Winter Fuel Payment is a UK-wide benefit worth between £100 … Continue reading →

Local MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has welcomed a commitment from NHS 24‘s Chief Executive that new Clydebank-based premises will be made available for its workers in West Dunbartonshire. The NHS 24 helpline services are set to fully vacate their current premises at Clydebank’s Golden Jubilee … Continue reading →

It’s felt like a long and dark winter for many reasons, but as the days become a bit brighter so does the news about Scotland’s fight against Covid-19. Last week marked a significant milestone, with more than one million Scots … Continue reading →

West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has called on the UK government to ‘get a grip’ and fix the gaps in support for the millions of families excluded from financial assistance during the pandemic. Ahead of next month’s UK Budget Statement, … Continue reading →

West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has welcomed Scottish Government backing for the development of a new Marine Technology Park in Old Kilpatrick. A grant of £1.98million has been awarded to West Dunbartonshire Council by the Scottish Government through its Clyde … Continue reading →

Martin Docherty-Hughes MP has tabled a motion in the House of Commons marking the upcoming 50th anniversary of the 1971-1972 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) work-in. The parliamentary motion recalls the UCS industrial action taken in response to the then Conservative UK … Continue reading →

The Prime Minister has been urged by West Dunbartonshire’s MP to rethink ‘devastating’ Tory proposals to cut a £20 per week uplift of Universal Credit from benefit claimants. Local SNP MP Martin Docherty-Hughes hit out at the UK government’s plans … Continue reading →